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. 2014 May 8;17(11):2459–2466. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014000731

Table 3.

Proportion of analysed ready meals exceeding 30 % and 100 % of targeted average salt intake per day

Currently available ready meals Newly developed ready meals
No. of meals % of meals No. of meals % of meals
Meals exceeding 30 % of recommendations
Most expert committees* 32 100 7 100
WHO† 32 100 7 100
Meals exceeding 100 % of recommendations
Most expert committees* 6 19 0 0
WHO 17 53 0 0
*

Sources: Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (2003); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung et al. (2000); Eurodiet (2000); Health Council of the Netherlands (2006); Nordic Council of Ministers (2004)( 4 8 ).

Source: WHO (2012)( 3 ).